The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-12-15

All Kinds or 1eeu ground ana kept
for sale at Farmers elevator. tt
4 boy baby arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Kane, last Tuesday.
Thcs. Foss came up from st. Paul.
called here by the death of his bro
Their.
A bright girl baby was born to the
family Of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. keeschan,
Swan Lake, last Monday morning.
Buy one of those mills for cleaning
seed grain from Mr.. Spur Il Co.
The best mill in the market. tt
A crew has been at work during
this week rebuilding the Manitoba
coal sheds,
The Manitoba's big coal fire saves
the village expense for oil by the light
it furnishes for Atlantic ave.
The number of arrivals at the
Metropolitan for the week ending
Dec. Is, 1887, was 30
Just a few more fur and wool over
coats to be closed out 1T WAY DOWN
prices ut Wells Bros. & Hanson's.
E. Il. Woodward has a fine stock of
watches, rings, iewelry, silverware
&c. for holiday trade.
Do not let single advertisement
| escape your attention this week. Our
advertisers make some startling an
nouncementS.
Wells Bros. and Hanson are agents
for the Butterick Patterns. All
orders for same will be promptly at
| tended to.
There are some people who have
tongue enough for seven languages
yet speak only one perfectly and
that-the profane.
Especially is there room and de.
mand in Morris for machine shops.
| foundries. Irvine factories, flax mills,
and manufacturing of all kinds.
The general merchandising in the
the 50 business houses Is fully repre-
scented in Morris, but not Overdone,
as the country is well up with the
city.
4. 4. Stone i Co. have just receiv-
ed large assortment of picture
mouldings-oak and bronze. Cali
stock is complete. sgt
We are under lasting obligations
to Hon. J. d. Good and f. J. Jones
for facts furnished relative to the
improvements about town. We
shall not forget these courtesies.
The family of the late Henry Foss,
desire US to express for them their
sincere thanks to friends and neigh
bors for many acts of kindness
rendered them during their late
bereavement.
The supper In connection with the
fair in Agency hall next Tuesday ev-
ening will be crazy supper served
by dumb walters from to $50 o.
clock. Prices: adults, IS cents; chill
dren, 20 cents
The following are the officers of the
G. A. J. Oserton G. A. Il. post for
the ensuing year. n. R. Spur, Com
mander; w. w. Wilcox, S. v; A. p.
Dye, j. V; R. J. Hall, @. NJ; II. L.
Beyans, Adjt.
The Attorney General has given an
opinion that the municipal corpora.
ton can enforce payment of a spe-
cial Improvement tax levied against
lots of the st. 2. NJ. & NJ. Railway
company situated in the village.
G.. T. Elsham, having resigned his
position as travelling collector for
the Champion Machine Company, has
engaged in the collection business in
Morris and is prepared to give
special attention to all business IN
this line entrusted to him.
The stage in Agency hal' has been
changed to the other end of the hall
| thus providing amore commodious
| place for any desiring its use. With
addition for dressing rooms attached
to the building proper, as the agency
intends soon to do, the stage now
will be large enough for any troupe.
The Stevens County Sunday Schoo
convention was organized with the
following officers: President, DR.. II.
L. Hulburd; vice president, Rev.
O. Dahl; secretary and treasurer, w.
J. Dumble; executive committee. w.
W. Gordon, f. S. Hall, L. J. Schlatt-
man, c. n. Clarke and a. Young.
The Western Union Telegraph
| Company has between all of it's offices
east of the Rocky Mountains re-
duced rates as follows: The $1.OO
rate on 10 words reduced to IS cents;
IS ceut rate to 60 cents and 60 cent
rate to so cents. Proportionate re-
duction on additional words.
This week every subscriber of THE
Sun gets paper fully worth the
SUBSCRIPTION price for whole year
We mention this, not begrudgingly,
but as gentle reminder of the bene.
fit readers reap from THE SUNS en-.
terprise; and we wish you all the
fullest enjoyment the perusal of this
paper may afford.
Mrs. L. E. Bailey IF New York
City will delivera prohibition lecture
in the Congregational church on
Monday evening Dec. 10, at 7:30 p. m.
Mrs. Bailey has received the unan-
imous endorsement of the press and
the clergy wherever she has ltctured.
We understand that arrangements
| are being MADE Tor lecture by Mrs.
Bailey at the Hall school house on
Tuesday evening of next week.
Rev. T. McClary will preath in the
Methodist church next Saturday eve
ming at 1880 and Sunday morning at
; 1920. After the morning services
the sacrament Of the Lords supper
will be administered. In the eve.
ming the pastor will preach and Rev.
McClary will assist in the services. At
2:3O Saturday Afternoon there will
also be preparation meeting.
L. w. Curtiss, late express agent
Of this place and at present messen.
ger on the Breckenridge division of
the Manitoba, has been promo ted to
the charge Of the Fargo Office, one of
best positions in the gift Of the com.
pany. His many friends in Morris